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TRAVEL MONEY includes Travellers Cheques; Circular Letters of Credit; Letters of Indication; Bills of Exchange; Banker’s Drafts; and Bankers Money Orders of various types.  It is useful to distinguish between four categories of material that can be encountered:

1.        USED:  An item that has been issued, cashed and then passed through the banking system.  Will have various stamps, overprints and perforations consistent with its journey through the system. 

2.        UNUSED:  An item that has been issued but not cashed and has not passed through the banking system. 

3.        SPECIMEN: An item printed from the original plates on security paper that is identical to the issued cheque – except that they are overprinted specimen, may have zero numbers, etc..  These Specimens invariably come from the information folders circulated to banks to inform them of new issues.  They can be found within their original folder or as loose pieces removed from their folder.  Complete folders with all their Specimens still intact are to be preferred although the loose specimens are collectable.

4.        FACSIMILES: Colour illustrations of cheques reproduced within information folders.  They are not printed direct from original plates and, usually, are not printed on security paper.  Somewhat confusingly they are often overprinted “Specimen”.  The situation is further complicated by the fact that some issuers (e.g. American Express) printed their information folders on security paper – including the facsimiles.  Facsimiles should only be collected when they are available in the complete and uncut information sheet within which they were originally circulated. 

BEWARE of facsimiles that have been cut out of their information folders – in our view these are of limited market value and we do not knowingly list them.

 

Australia

101  Australia & New Zealand Bank.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10 & £20.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1957.  Folder & cheques have centre fold. EF.

Set of 4 £30

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102  Australia & New Zealand Bank.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10 & £20.

As above – folder worn & torn, cheques are Unc.

Set of 4 £36

 

103  Australia & New Zealand Bank.  Travellers Cheque for £50.

SPECIMEN and with letter of May 1961. First issue of this value.

Detached from letter and some damage to one margin.

£6

 

104   Australia & New Zealand Bank.  Travellers Cheques for

£2; £5; £10; £20 & £50.  “Specimen” and mounted in folder of 1966.

Folder & cheques have centre fold.  All 5 values in slightly larger size. aEF.

Set of 5 £35

 

105  Australia & New Zealand Bank.  Travellers Cheques for

£2; £5; £10; £20 & £50.  “Specimen” and removed folder'  

1966 series.  Mount marks on back, vertical fold, EF.

Set of 5 £25

                                                                       

106  Bank of Australasia.  Circular Credit, blue/white,

SPECIMEN, folds plus fading to edges, pencil annotation of “1936”.

£45

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107  Bank of Australasia.  Travellers Cheques for £1; £2; £5

    and £10.  SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 17th July 1950.  Horizontal creases + folds/marks.

Early set and the post war £1 denomination is unusual.

Set of 4  £40

       

108  Bank of Australasia. Letter of Indication, red/white,

      SPECIMEN, small booklet, no date but believed 1950/60’s, ink blot on front otherwise Unc. 

£20

       

109  Bank of New South Wales.  Travellers Cheques for £50 & $50.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder dated 1971.  Folder creased, cheques Unc.  

Pair £14

       

110  Bank of New South Wales.  Travellers Cheques for $10; $20; $50 & $100 plus old style $10.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1980.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.                   

Set of  5 £30

 

111  Bank of New South Wales.  Limited Cheques in Sterling,

Canadian Dollars and Other Currency.  FACSIMILES (x3)  in folder of 1974.  Some marks, no folds. 

£5

 

112  Bank of New South Wales.  Limited Cheque in Sterling,  

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1974. Marks to folder, cheque Unc.

£8

 

113  Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia. 

Travellers Cheques for $10; $20; $50 & $100 and £5; £10; £20; & £50.

“Specimen” and mounted in folder of 1977.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.

Set of 8  £48 

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114   Commercial Bank of Australia.  Travellers Cheques for £5; £10; £20 & £50.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1972. Folder & £5 folded at top, other cheques Unc.

Set of 4 £22

 

115  Commercial Bank of Australia.  Travellers Cheques for £5; £10; £20 & £50. 

1972 as above, folder creased & marked, all cheques Unc.

Set of  4  £26

 

116  English, Scottish & Autralian Bank.  Circular Letter of Credit, SPECIMEN large size, blue, folds,  EF. 

Also matching Letter of Indication, “Specimen”, small booklet, blue, Unc.  Probably 1950’s, may be earlier. 

Pair  £55

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117  English, Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50. 

SPECIMEN and  mounted in folder of 1963.  Horizontal fold in folder and cheques.

Set of 5  £30

 

118  English, Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd.  Travellers cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1967.  Vertical fold in folder and cheques. 

Set of 5  £25

 

119  National Bank of Australia Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £2.

 SPECIMEN and stuck down in folder of 1955. Vertical crease to folder & cheque, EF.

£12
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120  National Bank of Australia Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50. 

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1967.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.  

Set of 5  £40

 

121  National Bank of Australia Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50.  1967 as above.

Horizontal crease to folder & £10, other cheques Unc.

Set of 5  £30

 

122  National Bank of Australia Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50.  1967 as above. 

Vertical crease to folder and all cheques, EF. 

Set of 5  £25

 

123  National Bank of Australia Ltd.  Travellers cheques for  $20; $50 & $100. 

SPECIMENS of 1980 series, loose, Mount marks on back, EF.   

Set of 3 £15

 

124  National Australia Bank.  Travellers cheques for 20; 50 & 100 A$. 

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1984. Cheques Unc.

Set of 3 £18

 

125  Westpac Banking Corp.  Travellers Cheques for 10; 20; 50 & 100 A$. 

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1982. $100 has surface marks, others Unc.

Set of 4 £26

 

Canada

126  Bank of Montreal.  Sterling Money Order not exceeding £200.

 SPECIMEN and mounted on sheet of 1st January 1971

£8

 

127  Bank of Montreal.  Sterling Money Order not exceeding £500.

SPECIMEN and mounted on sheet of 1st January 1980.

£6

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128  Canadian Bank of Commerce. Sterling Money Order not exceeding £50. 

FACSIMILE printed on information sheet dated March 1955, creased and marked.

£6  

 

129  As above.  Overseas Money Order, not exceeding $100 Canadian.

FACSIMILE printed in information sheet dated March 1955, heavily creased  & marked. 

£6

  

134  As above.  Sterling Money Order not exceeding £50. 

FACSIMILE printed on information sheet of August 1957, creased. 

£6

 

135  As above.  Overseas Money Order not exceeding $100

Canadian.  FACSIMILE printed on information sheet of  December 1957.  Creased.

£6

 

136  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.  International,

Overseas & Sterling Money Order (x3).  FACSIMILES on single sheet of 1962. Folds/marks.

£6

 

137  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.  International,

Overseas & Sterling Money Orders (x3).  FACSIMILES on single sheet of 1965. Folds & marks.

£6

 

138  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.  International,

Overseas & Sterling Money Orders (x3).  FACSIMILESon single sheet of 1968. Folds & marks.

 £6

 

139  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.  International,

Overseas & Sterling Money Orders (x3).

FACSIMILES  on single sheet of 1970. Folds & marks.

£6

 

140  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.  Travellers

Letter of Credit + Letter of Introduction.  FACSIMILES

printed in information folder of 1968.  Vertical fold, EF.Late example. 

£14 

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141  Canadian National Railroad Co.  Foreign Limited Cheque not exceeding £40.

FACSIMILE on single sheet of 1961.  Printed on security paper.

 £7

 

142  Canadian Pacific Express Co.  Limited Cheque not exceeding $100.

 SPECIMEN with letter of 1947 with sample signatures.  Minor folds/staple holes, EF.

£8

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143  Canadian Pacific Express Co.  Limited Foreign Cheque not exceeding $20. 

SPECIMEN with letter of 1947 with sample signatures.  Payable at National Provincial Bank. Staple holes, EF.

£8

 

144  Canadian Pacific Express Co.  Travellers Cheques for $10 Canadian; $10 US and £2. 

FACSIMILES of May 1953 printed on full sheet of security paper with 3

language translation on back.  Staple holes/folds, EF.

£20

 

145  Canadian Pacific Express Co.  Travellers Cheques for  $10 Canadian; $20 US and £20. 

FACSIMILES of August1953 printed on security paper with FACSIMILIE Money

Order on back. Centre crease/folds.

£20

 

146  Canadian Pacific Express Co.  Travellers Cheques for $20 Canadian; $20 US and £20.

 FACSIMILES printed on information sheet of full sheet security paper of 1st

December 1963Centre crease/staple holes.

£20

 

147  Canadian Pacific Express Co.  Money Orders not exceeding $100 Canadian and $100 US. 

Full size SPECIMEN litho printed on information sheet of original

security paper of September 1963.  aUnc 

£20

 

148  Royal Bank of Canada.  Sterling Money Order not exceeding £50.

SPECIMEN and mounted on letter of March 1966.  Stained by adhesive (they all are), VF.

£6

 

149  Royal Bank of Canada.  Sterling Money Order not exceeding £100. 

SPECIMEN and mounted on letter of March 1973.  Letter creased, cheque Unc.

£8

 

150  Royal Bank of Canada.  Sterling Money Order not exceeding £100. 

SPECIMEN and mounted on page of March 1973. Different colour to above. Letter creased, cheque Unc.

£8

 

151  Toronto Dominion Bank.  Travellers Cheques for $10; $20 & $50. 

USED examples dated 1963.

Set of 3  £9

 

 

England

152  Barclays Bank Ltd.  World Wide letter of Credit + matching Letter of Indication.

SPECIMEN, purple on blue, older style large size used from 1930’s to 1950’s.

Pair £75

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153  Barclays Bank Ltd.  Travellers’ Letter of Credit + matching Letter of Indication,

blue on red/green, folds and EF, SPECIMEN, smaller size, c.1960’s.

Pair £35

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154  Barclays Bank Ltd.  Traveller’s Cheque for £5, USED, Duty Stamp date of 1949,

handsigned by Branch Manager (Liverpool),  “negotiable only….” text is handstamped in top margin, Bank name at left.

£8

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155  Barclays Bank Ltd.  Traveller’s Cheque for £5, USED,

Duty Stamp date of 1951, now with 2 printed signature for

Bank,  “negotiable only….” text is printed in top margin, Bank name at left.

£8

 

156  Barclays Bank Ltd.  Traveller’s Cheque for £5, USED,

Duty Stamp date of 1955, now with 1 printed signature for

Bank,  “negotiable only….” text is printed in top margin, without Bank name at left.

£5

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157  Barclays Bank Ltd.  Traveller’s Cheque for £5, USED,

Duty Stamp date of 1956, design as above, now with

2 x 5 cents QEII Aden stamps on back.  

£7

 

158  Barclays Bank Ltd.  Traveller’s Cheque for £10, USED,

Duty Stamp date of 1958, 1 printed signature for Bank,  “negotiable only….”

text is printed in top margin, without Bank name at left. 

£6

 

159  Barclays Bank Ltd.  Traveller’s Cheque for £20, USED,

Duty Stamp date of 1960, 1 printed signature for Bank,  “negotiable only….”

text is printed in top margin, without Bank name at left. 

£6

         

160  Barcays DCO Traveller’s Cheque for £50, purple, with SPECIMEN,

first issue of this denomination, mounted in information folder of September 1960.  Vertical fold. 

£10

 

161  Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of September 1965.  Vertical fold.

Set of 5 £20

 

162  Co-operative Bank.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10. £20 & £50.

 SPECIMEN and  mounted in folder of January 1970.  Marks to folder, cheques are Unc.

Set of 5 £30

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(1 of 5 different values).

   

163  Co-operative Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £5; £10; £20 & £50.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of January 1976. Marks to folder, cheques Unc.

Set of 4  £24

 

164  Coutts & Co.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5 & £10. 

SPECIMEN and punch hole cancelled.  Loose examples of 1952 series. Unc.

 Set of 3   £60

 

165  Coutts & Co.  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10, £20 and £50. SPECIMEN and mounted on page.

The £50 is the 1964 first issue of this denomination and other 4 denominations are the 1962 issue.  Unc.

Set of 5  £75

 

166  Grindlays Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £5; £10; £20 & £50.

SPECIMEN mounted in folder of November 1975.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.

Set of 4  £25 

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167  Hambros Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £5.

SPECIMEN and mounted with a staple on single page of 1967.

 Design w/o shield.  Letter folded, Cheque is stapled but Unc.

£8

 

168  Hambros Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheques for £5.

 SPECIMEN and mounted with a staple on single page of 1970.

Design with shield. Cheque stapled but Unc.

 £8 

 

169  Lloyds Bank Ltd. Travellers Cheque for £5. USED,

Stamp Duty date of 1953, green, larger type.

£8

 

170  Lloyds Bank Ltd. Travellers Cheque for £10. USED,

Stamp Duty date of 1956, blue, smaller type.

£8

 

171  Lloyds Bank Ltd. Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50. 

“Specimen” and mounted on single sheet dated December 1961.  Cheques Unc.

Set of 5  £40 

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172  Lloyds Bank Ltd,  Travellers Cheques for £2; £5; £10; £20 & £50. 

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of January 1973, marks to folder, cheques Unc.

 Set of 5  £30

 

173  Midland Bank.  Travellers Cheque for £2.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1949.  Creases to folder and cheque, aEF.

£25

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174  Westminster Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheque for £2, yellow.

SPECIMEN of the 1951 series.  Removed from a folder and with mount marks on one margin,  EF+ 

£25

 

75  Westminster Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheque for £5, green.

SPECIMEN of the 1951 series.  Removed from a folder and with mount marks on one margin,  EF+

£25

 

176  Westminster Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheque for £10, purple.

SPECIMEN of the 1951 series.  Removed from a folder and with mount marks on one margin,  EF+

£25

 

177  Westminster Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheque for £20, pink.

 SPECIMEN of the 1954 first issue of this denomination. 

Removed from a folder with punch + staple holes, EF+ 

£25

 

178  Westminster Bank Ltd.  Travellers Cheque for £50, blue.

SPECIMEN of the 1960 first issue of this denomination. 

 Removed from folder, staple holes, marks in margin, EF+ 

£25  

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England – Thomas Cook & Sons

 

179  Thomas Cook & Sons (Australian Dollars).  Travellers Cheques for 10; 20 & 50 A$.

 SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1970.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.                   

Set of 3 £22  

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180  Thomas Cook & Sons (Canadian Dollars). Travellers cheques for 20; 50 & 100 Canadian dollars. 

SPECIMEN and mounted in undated folder.  Maple leaf left.

 Set of 3  £20

       

 

181  Thomas Cook & Sons (Sterling + US Dollars).  Travellers Cheques for £10 & $10.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1976.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.

Pair £14

              
 

182  Thomas Cook & Sons (Sterling, USA, Canadian & Australian dollars).  Travellers cheques for £20; £100;

$50 – Australia; $10 & $500 – USA; $20 – Canadian.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1978.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.

Set of 6 £48

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183  Thomas Cook & Sons (French Francs).  Travellers Cheques for 100; 200 & 500 francs. 

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1978.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.  

Set of 3  £22

       

184  Thomas Cook & Sons (Hong Kong Dollars).  Travellers Cheques for 100; 200; 500 & 1000 HK dollars.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1980.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.

Set of 4 £30

 

185  Thomas Cook Bankers Ltd (Hong Kong dollars).  Travellers cheques for 100; 200 & 500 HK dollars.

SPECIMEN and mounted in undated folder (circa 1970/80’s).  Marks to folder, cheques UNC.

Set of 3 £22

         

186  Thomas Cook & Sons (Japanese Yen).  Travellers Cheque for 5000 yen. 1976 series,

SPECIMEN, blue, with “Mitsui Bank Ltd” centre. Single punch hole, Unc.

£6

 

187  Thomas Cook & Sons (Japanese Yen).  Travellers Cheque for 10,000 yen. 1976 series,

SPECIMEN, brown, with “Mitsui Bank Ltd” centre. Single punch hole, Unc.

£7

          

188  Thomas Cook & Sons (Japanese Yen).  Travellers Cheque for 50,000 yen. 1976 series,

SPECIMEN, green, with “Mitsui Bank Ltd” centre. Single punch hole, Unc.

£8

                                   

189  Thomas Cook & Sons (Japanese Yen).  Travellers Cheques for 5000; 10000; 20000; 50000 & 100000 yen.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of 1980.  Marks to folder, cheques Unc.

Set of 5 £36

 

190  Thomas Cook & Sons (U.S. dollars).  Travellers Cheques for $10; $20 & $50.

SPECIMEN and mounted on page of 1982.  Marks to page, cheques Unc.

Set of 3 £22

 

England – Thomas Cook Euro Travellers Cheques

 

The items below are the 1982 issue of Euro Travellers  Cheques.  Each has “ETC” symbol at left and Thomas Cook Portrait at right.

 

191   Euro Travellers Cheque (Guilders).  Travellers Cheque for 100 Guilders.

SPECIMEN and mounted on single sheet of 1982. Unc.

£6

 

192  Euro Travellers Cheque (Francs).  Travellers Cheque for 100 Francs.

SPECIMEN and mounted on single sheet of 1982. 

£6

 

193  Euro Travellers Cheque  (Sterling).  Travellers Cheques for £100 (x2). 

FACSIMILIE (black/white) on single sheet of 1982 and SPECIMEN (colour) on single sheet of 1982.

The facsimile example was a temporary issue whilst  Specimen example was produced.

Pair £10.

 

194  Euro Travellers Cheque (Deutsche Marks).  Travellers Cheques for 200 & 500 DM. 

SPECIMEN and mounted on single sheet of 1982.   

Pair £14

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195  Euro Travellers Cheque (US $).  Travellers Cheques for $10; $20 & $50. 

SPECIMEN and mounted on single sheet of 1982. 

£6

                                                

France

196  Societe Francaise du Cheque de Voyage.  Travellers Cheque for 200 francs.

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of  1980.  Also FACSIMILE of earlier issues.  Marks to folder, cheque Unc.

£6

 

197  Banque National de Paris.  Travellers Cheques for 50; 100; 200 & 500 fr.

SPECIMEN and mounted in undated folder (circa 1970/80’s).  Cheques Unc.

Set of 4  £24

 

198  Credit Commercial de France.  Travellers Cheque for 250 fr. 

SPECIMEN, ND green, Unc.

£5

         

199  Credit Commercial de France.  Travellers Cheque for 500 fr.

SPECIMEN, ND blue, Unc.

£6

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200  Credit Lyonnais.  Travellers Cheques for 50 fr. c1960/70’s, red, SPECIMEN,  Unc.

£7

 

201  Credit Lyonnais.  Travellers Cheques for 100 fr. c1960/70’s, blue, SPECIMEN,  Unc.

£8

 

202  Credit Lyonnais.  Travellers Cheques for 250 fr. c1960/70’s, green, SPECIMEN,  Unc.

£9

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203  Credit Lyonnais.  Travellers Cheques for 100; 200 and 500 fr. 

SPECIMEN and mounted on page.  (Circa 1970/80’s).  Cheques aUnc.

Set of 3 £18

                                                           

Germany

204  Deutsche Bank, Berlin W8, Mauerstrasse 28/32. 

Travellers Cheques with a 2d blue English duty stamp

dated 10th August 1939. UNUSED and as follows:

a. 100 Reichsmark, pink, Unc……….£40

b. 50 Reichsmark, blue, Unc………...£35

c. 25 Reichsmark, yellow, Unc………£35

Cheques are German/English bi-lingual.

     

205  DM Reisescheck. Travellers cheque for 50DM, c1960’s,

SPECIMEN, red, marks along one edge, EF+………

£6

 

206  DM Reisescheck. Travellers cheque for 100DM, c1960’s

SPECIMEN, green, marks along one edge, EF+……

£6

 

207  DM Reisescheck. Travellers cheque for 500DM, c1960’s

SPECIMEN, blue, marks along one edge, aUnc……

£8

 

208  Deutscher Reisescheck.  Travellers cheques for 50DM; 100DM & 500DM. 

SPECIMEN and mounted in folder of October 1975. 

a. Slight marks to folder, cheques Unc. Pair £22

b. Central crease to folder and cheques, EF Pair £15

 

Japan

209  Bank of Tokyo Ltd.  Travellers Cheque for $20.

“Spe